Our Town Salem - Town of Salem

LIONS TALES
Submitted by
Lion George Ziegra
Have you noticed new landscaping
at town facilities?
Lions Clubs International has
committed to plant a million trees
worldwide between July 2011 and
June 2012. This is a global campaign focusing on caring
for the environment and our communities through
tree planting. On Saturday, October 22, Salem Lions, in
partnership with Salem Recreation Commission, planted
23 trees and shrubs at the Round Hill Recreation fields,
the Salem Green Cemetery, the Forsyth Road soccer
field, and the Harris Brook Trail parking area. One tree
or shrub was planted for each of the current Salem Lion
members.
Congratulations to our new members. Salem Lions
were pleased to host our District 23-C Governor, Lion
Ken Tucker, at our October 27th meeting. After dinner,
he highlighted his goals for District 23-C to support his
theme “Lions Make a World of Difference.” Lion Ken
then inducted two new members into Salem Lions: Dan
Holle (sponsored by Lion George Ziegra) and George
Householder (sponsored by Lion Norm Rabe). Congratulations
Lion Dan and Lion George.
The Salem Lions, in conjunction with other Salem
groups, provides a Secret Santa to help some of our
younger citizens enjoy a happy holiday. If you know
any family who might require a little extra cheer for their
young ones, contact Salem Lions president Bill Martin.
All contacts will remain confidential.
Do You Know?
CT Lions District 23-C supports the Lions Low Vision
Center. We now have over 1000 clients. This service
provides information and visual aids at little or no cost to
qualified persons who require visual assistance to read.
The service is provided by our technician, Carol Dykas,
who evaluates each applicant and supplies the visual
aids. For more information, contact Salem Lions Bill
Martin or George Ziegra.
Salem Lions collect used and unwanted eye glasses and
hearing aids. These are shipped to centers where they
are sorted, refurbished, and donated to Lions-run clinics
in this country and third world nations. All donations
may be given to any Salem Lion or dropped in the collection
box at Salem Free Public Library. We currently
have about 500 pair of glasses ready for shipment.
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Mark Your Calendars
Give your spouse a dozen Super Bowl roses – we will
be selling cut roses for $15.00 per dozen throughout the
week (delivered on Thursday evening or Friday) before
Super Bowl XLVI (Feb. 5, 2012). Contact any Salem
Lion to place your order.
Calling all kids – our annual Easter Egg Hunt will be
held on March 31, 2012. There will be prizes for egg
coloring and poster contests. Get your baskets ready for
the egg hunt. Co-sponsored by the Recreation Commission.
Serious & recreational runners – planning is in full
swing for a bigger, better Salem Road Race on April 14,
2012. Details to follow. Want to help with the planning,
or during, the race? Contact Lion Bill Martin at 859-
1881.
Reminder – we have available cut and split firewood
delivered free to Salem seniors and a limited amount for
sale to all others in Salem. Contact Lion Jim Fogarty at
859-0108 for prices and delivery. Bundles of campfire
wood are available for sale at Maple Shade.
Thank you all for supporting our projects and fundraisers;
100% of all donations and all the profits from our fundraisers
are returned to our community charitable projects.
Salem Lions are proud to be of service to Salem.
Lions Norm Rabe and
E. Burr, along with
Recreation Commission
chair Sue Spang,
plant trees on Oct. 22,
2011 in support of the
Lions Clubs International
commitment to
plant a million trees
worldwide.
Lions Skip Dickson, Arn Weiss, Joe Duncan and E. Burr.
-Photos by Bill Martin